Support Us
Holocaust and Genocide Studies at SSU relies on the generous support of alumni and friends to sustain its academic programs and to share in its vision for the future. Your gift will help us provide the resources we need to ensure the finest quality of education for our students and the opportunity to keep the energy alive with new and innovative lecture series speakers, talented faculty and staff, and state-of-the-art facilities.
Donations can be made online for both the Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide and the Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust. The Center would benefit from donations to help support general programs and special events.
For ways you can support the Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series, please contact the Academic Director at [email protected].
Inquiries about joining the Alliance or participating in their programs should be directed to [email protected].
Support the Alliance
Support the Alliance by donating to a specific fund using the links below.
Paul V. Benko Holocaust Education Endowment Fund
Named for Paul V. Benko, an SSU faculty member who was one of the founding members of the Alliance. Supports the annual Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series.
Adele Zygielbaum Endowment Fund
Created in memory of Adele Zygielbaum, a Holocaust survivor. Supports Holocaust and genocide education including the annual Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series.
Emil and Lillian Judd Endowment Fund
Created in memory of Lillian Judd, a Holocaust survivor and Lecture Series speaker. Supports a lecture on the Holocaust in the annual Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series.
Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide
Supports the academic arm of Holocaust and genocide education including the annual Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series, the needs of the Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Grove, the Anne Frank Tree on-campus, and to fund more courses on the Holocaust, genocide, and human rights.
Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust Annual SSU Lecture Series Fund
Supports Holocaust and genocide education, including the annual Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series and the Robert L. Harris Memorial Lecture, named annually in the Lecture Series.
Armenian Genocide Memorial Lecture Fund
Supports a lecture related to the Armenian Genocide annually in the Lecture Series.
Alexandre Kimenyi Memorial Education Fund
(formerly The SSU Rwanda Student Education and Travel Fund)
Renamed in memory of Alexandre Kimenyi, National Hero of Rwanda, and founder of the Friends of Rwanda Association (FORA). Supports a lecture related to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Will continue to support the education of SSU student(s) on the Genocide and/or support their travel to Rwanda to work and teach in FORA vocational schools with Genocide Survivors.
Mary Dolbashian Davidian Armenian Genocide Education Endowment
Created in memory of Mary Dolbashian Davidian, a second-generation Armenian Genocide descendant. Supports Armenian Genocide Education for the Holocaust and Genocide lecture series.
Dr. Peter Stanek Memorial Lecture on the History of the Japanese Occupation of China and the War in the Pacific Endowment
Created in memory of Dr. Peter Stanek who sought justice for the Japanese occupation of China during the Pacific War. Supports an annual lecture for the Holocaust and Genocide lecture series.